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    Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Jem Finch matures and becomes a person with good morals‚ that he has learned from his father‚ Atticus Finch. After Jem learns about the humility of Atticus and his talent of marksmanship he says to his sister‚ Scout‚”...I wouldn’t care if he couldn’t do a blessed thing… Atticus is a gentleman just like me”(Lee 99). Jem has a change in character‚ he learns it isn’t about what other people are doing‚ it’s about what is right. Jem now wants to be like his father who

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    straight. One wealthy person can end up in prison while someone from Detroit’s slums becomes a millionaire. Despite the racism and degradation in the past United States‚ the country has overcome battles regarding racism and equality. Within the book Coming of Age in Mississippi and the Freedom Riders documentary‚ resources show how the Civil Rights Movement changed America for a better future to come. Race shows a person’s culture. It allows one to dive into someone’s past‚ but‚ unfortunately‚ it develops

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    Jane & Finch

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    Jane and Finch is a neighbourhood located in northwestern North York‚ It is a multicultural neighbourhood. It also has "one of the highest proportions of youth‚ sole-supported families‚ refugees and immigrants‚ low-income earners and public housing tenants of any community in Toronto” (p. 5‚ A Report of the Jane-Finch Street Involved Youth Issues Coalition‚ December 2002). There is a substantial and equally diverse population living in middle class detached‚ semi-detached‚ townhouses and high-rise

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    Stone Finch

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    Stone Finch‚ Inc.: Young Division‚ Old Division In January 2008‚ Jim Billings‚ president and CEO of Stone Finch‚ Inc.‚ sat back in his office chair‚ contemplating his next move. A crisis was brewing‚ as an email from Eli Saunders‚ senior vice president and head of the Water Products Division‚ confirmed. Water Products was the foundation of the company‚ and Saunders had been with the company more than 25 years. Billings read the email again: Jim‚ I must register my grave concerns with the way things

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    Atticus Finch

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    single father raising his two children‚ Scout and Jem‚ and doing a great job too. Do you ever wish that the ’cool dads from TV’ could be your own? In the story‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Atticus is one of those ’ideal fathers.’ Atticus is a single father raising his two children‚ Scout and Jem‚ and doing a great job too. They also have Calpurnia‚ the black cook‚ who is the most mom-like person they’ve had. Living in Maycomb County‚ Jem is eldest and Scout is the younger one. Atticus shares

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    They Coming!

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    They Coming!!!!!!!! They Coming!!!! These are the words you hear ringing loud throughout the thousands of supporters and spectators as Junkanoo groups’ approach the starting gate of what is expected to be an exciting parade. Junkanoo is celebrated in the wee hours of the morning on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Scores of people show up from near and far to celebrate in one of the Bahamas’ most talked about cultural events. After waiting all year long‚ Boxing Day is finally here! The thought of

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    Analysis of Atticus Finch

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    January 14‚ 2013 The Analysis Of Atticus Finch Connor leadston Mr.Langevin ENG2D   Kind and understanding‚ respected and wise‚ strict but fair. Atticus Finch is everything a father should be. A man that is strong and courageous‚ he is Jem and Scouts hero. He is their teacher‚ their proctor and their friend. He is very responsible and cares for them with all his heart. These are the things

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    Atticus Finch

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    Abby Rice 11/7/14 Atticus Finch: An Honest Man & Lawyer In the 1930’s in southern Alabama‚ rape and attempted rape was considered a capital offense. This was just one of the measures taken to ensure the safety of Southern women‚ who in the eyes of men‚ were fragile and innocent. As a result of the Ladies Law‚ men could even be sentenced to jail time for using profane language around a lady. This conservative culture‚ combined with prejudices leftover from the civil

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    father‚ Bob Ewell. During court‚ Atticus interrogates both Bob Ewell and his daughter‚ gaining information to help prove his case. As Mr. Finch questions Mayella Ewell‚ he acknowledges her as Miss Mayella‚ demonstrating his politeness. However‚ Mayella thinks that Atticus is mocking her by referring to her as Miss Mayella; at this point‚ Judge Taylor explains‚ “Mr. Finch is always courteous to everybody” (Lee 243). Therefore‚ Atticus treats all of the witnesses‚ including ones he is opposing‚ equally.

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    Jeremy Finch Identity

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    formed through how we grow up. It is formed through our childhood‚ and experiences we face. Jeremy Finch grew up before our eyes in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. He did not only become taller‚ stronger and older‚ rather his identity and views about the world advanced as the book and time processed. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is narrated to the reader by a young girl‚ Jean Louise(Scout) Finch‚ as she grows up in the small town of Maycomb Alabama. The book is written with dramatic irony‚ in

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